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credit card cutting

posted 13 years ago by Mr-Casket
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Seen it many times in (American) movies now, that when a credit card is maxed out, the waiter or whoever can cut it with scissors. Whats the deal with that?? When MY cc reached it's limit I can just put money from my normal bank-account into my cc's one, I'd still have a use for it! So does this actually happen, and who gave the power to the clerks to destroy one's cc anyway?

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[–] Kalan-9 13 years ago

I think it symbolizes that they won't be able to pay it off anytime soon, thus they have no use for it. Also it keeps them from forgetting, and trying to use it again, only to be disappointed.

[–] schumithecat 11 years ago

they would never do that, they would just give it back and say it was declined and ask for a different card.

they will keep it if the credit card company reports back that it is stolen or something like that.